Player Dossier

2014-2017

Houston

Matthew Adams

LB • 6'1" • 237 lbs • Missouri City, TX, USA

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Matthew Adams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41.3 disruption score.

Usage / Role

100%

Featured defensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

79

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Houston

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Houston
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State

Player Story

Matthew Adams built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a linebacker from Missouri City, TX wearing No. 9, spending time with Houston. The clearest part of Matthew Adams' career was his defensive production:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2014 · Rating 0.8336

Hightower · Missouri City, TX

Committed To
Houston
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2018
Selection
Round 7 · Pick 3
Overall
No. 221
NFL Team
Indianapolis Colts

Matthew Adams, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Houston. Matthew Adams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41.3 disruption score.

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Matthew Adams quick answers

Latest team and position
Houston · LB
Career Tackles
170
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 22 games
Best season
2016 Postseason · Houston
Top game
Fresno State
Recruit profile
3-star · Hightower · Houston
High school pipeline
Hightower · 42 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
NFL Draft
2018 · Round 7 · Pick 3 · Indianapolis Colts
Latest roster
No. 9 · Class 2017
2017 Tackles rank
88 tackles · LB 99th (top 9%) · American Athletic 13th (top 3%) · National 144th (top 3%)

Matthew Adams played LB for Houston. Across 4 tracked seasons, Matthew Adams recorded 170 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Houston.

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